Coral Vita is a mission-driven company that grows and breeds resilient corals that grow 50x faster to restore dying reefs. Co-founders Sam Teicher and Gator Halpern have been working with the community, scientific and government partners, selling restoration to reef-dependent customers, and supplying restoration projects at scale with more diverse, rapidly grown and hardier corals. The enterprise works to preserve coral reefs for future generations.
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